Hair curler



June 18, 1935. muggy 2,005,662

' HAIR CURLER Filed Nov. 28, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor @e22e M2 615I M Attorney Patented June 18, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-ICE 8Claims.

This invention relates to an improved hair curler of the type embodying.a cylindrical mandrel or tube upon which the hair is wound and whereinmeans is provided for retaining the convolutions of the hair'in placesufficiently long to set the curl, and it has more specific reference toa device embodied in this general classification which is itselfcharacterized by noteworthy refinements and improvements designed topermit the desired results to be obtained in a more satisfactory anddependable manner.

Present day hair curling devices used for the purpose are such that itis necessary to resort to guesswork and unnecessary winding andrewinding in order to get the curling device in the right position closeto the scalp before the snap of hair-retaining means can be fastened. Byway of contrast, the purpose of the present imrovement is to permit thehair to be initially fastened thereto and wound in a taut manner closeto the scalp after which the improved automatic take-up and retainingmeans may be adjusted to its final hair retention position.

Briefly described, the ingenious hair curling device which I haveperfected is characterized by anopen-ended perforated tube which servesas the winding mandrel, said tube carrying a pivoted apertured latch orclip for initially attaching the free ends of the strands of hair inorder that the hair may be wound around the tube and clipped; meansbeing provided to be brought into play after the final winding of thehair is completed, said means being in the nature of an axially turnableslack take-up device as well as a hairretaining clasp.

structurally related, novelty may be said to reside in the particularconstruction and arrangement of the perforated tube and the pivoted orswingably mounted'clip carried thereby.

Further novelty is reflected in the tube and clip arrangement wherein aswingable wire bail is employed and arranged to swing over and'clasp theconvolutions or windings in such a manner as to 'bind the hair moretautly by reason of the slack take-up action thus developed through theinstrumentality of said wire bail.

Other features and advantages will become principles of thepresentinventionshowing the pivotally mounted swingable wire bail'occupying an inactive position in readiness to be brought into play at apredetermined time.

Fig. 2 is a View taken at right angles to Fig. 1 showing in particularthe construction and com figuration of the wire bail and its attachingand adjusting means.

Fig. 3 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation showing thecomplete coordination or assemblage of parts. i

Figs. 4 and 5 are cross sectional, views taken on the planes of thelines 4-4 and 5-5 respectively of Fig. 3. 1

Fig. 6 is .an enlarged fragmentary detail sectional and elevational Viewdepicting the carrier or attaching shaft for the wire bail.

By way of introduction to the detailed description or ventilation. Theopposite ends of the tube 0 are notched to define distinguishable] setsof keeper notches or seats 9 and I0 respectively. Adjacent the lastnamed end, the tube is formed on diametrically opposite sides withintegral headed studs II to which the wing'portions' l2 of the clip I3are pivotally attached. The clip is also apertured and of considerablelength to effectively secure the free ends of the strands of the hairbetween itself and the tube during the initial winding. At the lower endof the tubein Fig. 2, it will be seen that the metal is struck in toprovide a pair of tongues or ears l4 overlapped as shownin Fig. 3. Theseears serve to accommodate the axially trunable end of an internalretention wire i5. Or stated otherwise, one end of the wire extendsthrough apertures in the overlapped ears l4 and is clenched laterallyagainst the ears as at I 6 so that it is held properly in place and yetallowed to rotate freely in either direction. This wire i5 is alsoformed into a coil spring I1 which terminates in an attaching hook I8.The hook is engaged in a central groove [9 formed in a relatively shortaxle or shaft 20. The shaft is formed in its ends with grooves denoveltake-up unit or device 23. v

ably in the form of a wire bail of-appropriate proportions and the armsof the bail are longitudinally bowed as indicated at 24 so that theyfining retaining headsZl for the eyes 22 of the This is preferwill swingover the windings or convolutions of the already Wound hair as indicatedin dotted lines in Fig. 2. The bight portion 25 is of appropriate shapeandadjacent .to this, the wireis bent as at 26 to define'detents. Thisshapes the .bail, ,as' a unit, to snugly embrace or clasp theconvolutions of the hair (not shown). It is also to be noted thatthisshaft 20 has its end portions selectively seated in the keeper notchesIt and that the wire bail and shaft can be turned through theinstrumentality of the rod-I to provide for the axial turning of thewire'bail in relation to-the tube 1. Obviously as the bail is swung downto the operating dotted line position shown in Fig. 2, the bight portion2 5 is snapped into and releasably held in any ione of the retainingorkeeper notches 9.- a

Specific novelty is' directed to the arrangen'ient comprising the coilspring IT on the interior thetube 'l attached rotatably-bythe wire orrod" 1 5' to the ears Min the tube, this spring being 7 attached'to theaxle 20 to hold the axleyieldably in the seats or, notches ID. Thispermits the desired ratchet action between the axle and notches allowingthe bail to be turned around bodily or axially with respect to the tubeso'that it can be swung over the tube in the most 'efiective or desiredmanner'for embracing and binding or-clasping the hair. dotted lineposition, a few additional turns in a relation to the tube will bindthe. hair more tightly by taking up possible slack which may exist. Itfollows therefore that the structure as a whole may be accredited aspossessing all of the requisites 'or properly allocated parts forconvenience and expediency, thus insuring more effective results thanare attainable with present dayhair eurling'devi'ces with which I am nowfamiliar.

is thought that persons skilled in the art to which the inventionrelates will" be able to obtain a clear understanding of the inventionafter considering the description iniconnection with the drawings.Therefore, a more'lengthydescription is regardedas unnecessary. 7

-Minor-. changes ,in shape, size and rearrangementof-details comingwithin the field of invention claimed may be'resorted. to in actualpractice, if desired.

.I claim: Y

1. A hair curling'device comprising a tube, a pivotedretaining clipcarriedby the tube, a wire bail. adapted'to swing over the convolutio'nsof the completely wound hair, anaxle pivotally connected with one end ofthe tube, rcsilient'retaining means-for holdingtheflaxle in adjustedposition, the free ends of the arms of said bailbeing pivotallyconnected with said axle.

1 2. A hair curling device comprising an openendedtube, said tube beingformed withke'eper notches at one end," an axle having its end por tionsselectivelyengageable with said keeper notches, spring means for holdingthe axle yield- When the bail is swung over to the.

of the tube. I

4. A hair curling device of the class described comprising an open-endedapertured tube pro 'vided in its opposite ends with circumferentiallyspaced keeper notches, an axle-forming pinhaving its end portionsseatable in the notches at one end, a wire bail having longitudinallybowed arms, the free ends of the arms being formed into eyes pivotallyattached with the end" portions of said pin, the bail being proportionedto swing over the tube-so that thebight portion thereof may beselectively engaged with the notches at the remaining end of saidtube, acoilspringswivelly anchored in saidtube and having a hook at one endengaged releasably with the central portion of said'pin, and anapertured clip on the exterior V of the tube pivotally attached'to saidtube in the manner and for the purposes described.

5. A hair curling device of the class described comprising an open-endedtube, said tube-being formed with keeper notches at one endanda slacktake-up unit rotatablyiconnectedsto said one end of the tube and havingmeans, selectively engageable with said keeper notches tohOId th'e unitin predetermined 'set postions in relation to the longitudinal axis ofthe tube.

6. A hair curling device ofthe class'de'scribed' comprising a tube, apivoted retaining clip car ried by the tube, a wire bail adapted toswing over the convolutions of the completely. wound hair, meansrotatably connecting the bail with said tubeand ccacting .means. betweenthe adjacent ends of the bail and tubeto facilitate rotary adjustment ofthe bail and to'hold' the bail in-any predetermined set position aroundthe circumference of said'tube.

, 7. A hair curling device of the class described I comprising anopen-ended'tube, said tube being formed at its opposite end withcircumferentiallyf V spaced keeper notches, a spring. retained-wirebailrotatably attached to the tube and having means atits inner endselectively seatable in dia-.

metrically opposed notches for the purpose'of holding the bail inpredetermined adjusted positionsa I A 8. A hair curling device of theclass described comprising a body forming a mandrelforv/indin'g of thehair thereoma pivoted retaining'clipcar;

ried by saidbody, a; slack take-up unit'including a bail rotatablyattached 'to' the body at one end thereof,,s'aid.bail being pivotallymounted and adapted to swing over the convolutions or the completelywound hair, and spring; retaining means cooperable with'the body andbail infthe manner and for the purposes described.

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